Roseville Police See Alarming Increase in ‘Grab and Go’ Robberies

There have been at least 15 this year in Roseville, including another Tuesday at an AT&T store on Douglas Boulevard. The robbery turned the nearby residential neighborhood into a wild scene. Police descended on the quiet streets with manicured yards.

“There was probably 10 cop cars, the helicopter, they were saying ‘We’re not leaving until you come out. We know you’re here,’” resident Laurie Huss said.

Roseville police say they have seen an alarming trend in cellphone store robberies. There have been 15 so far this year including a “grab and go” at the Apple store in the Roseville Galleria August 15. A pair of suspects were caught on camera as they walked out of the store with expensive merchandise in their hands.

“We’re doing a solid investigation with all of those cases but to us it doesn’t seem like it’s just one crew but possibly a trend now that we’re seeing,” Roseville police spokesman Rob Baquera said.